Protector for use in renovating shoes



April 12, 1938. E, BRICKNER PROTECTOR'FOR USE IN RENOVATING SHOES Filed Oct. 7, 1936' Patented Apr. 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Ernest Brickner, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application October '7,

1 Claim.

My invention relates to process and device for renovating shoes. While intended more particularly for use in renovating white shoes by applying whiting or similar material in liquid form,

5 it is to be understood that the invention may be used in connection with other renovating liquids applied to shoes other than white shoes.

An object of the invention is to providefor applying a uniform coating of the renovating liquid to shoes in a convenient manner. For instance in renovating white shoes, it is custernary to apply the whiting liquid by means of a pad or brush. It is difficult to apply a uniform coating in this manner and the heel and sole edges of the shoes are apt to be smeared. I have found that a uniform coating may be expeditiously applied by spraying after a protective covering has been applied to the heel and sole edges of the shoes.

The novel features which I believe to be characteristic of my invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claim. The invention itself, however, both as to its organiza-' tion and method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe showing it inthe process of treatment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one form of device which I employ.

Fig. 3 is .a view in section on the line 3-3 of Fi 2.

Fig. 4 is a view in section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another form of device.

In the drawing, the numeral l designates a shoe which is to be renovated. For the purpose of carrying out my invention, I preferably provide the protective device shown in Fig. 2. This device consists of an elastic tape l2 provided with a hook M to go over the front of the shoe sole and with side hooks IE to grip the sole atits narrowest part under the instep. The hooks I6 1936, Serial No. 104,412

on the opposite side of the tape l2 are connected by a transverse elastic tape I8. The tape [2 is in the form of a band whose ends are stitched together at the rear to provide a grasping member 20.

In operation, the hook I4 is engaged with the toe portion of the sole as shown in Fig. 1 and the hooks l6 are engaged with the opposite sides of the instep portion of the sole, it being understood that the elastic tape l8 will draw the band I2 into close engagement with the edges of the sole. The grasping member 2!] is then pulled to draw the band l2 around the heel of the shoe, so that the heel and edges of the sole are fully protected. When the protective covering has thus been secured in place, the renovating liquid is sprayed on the shoes by means of any well known form of atomizer 22.. The fact that the tapes l2 and I8 are of elastic material renders the device capable of application to and removal from various sizes and shapes of shoes.

Fig. shows another form of protective device consisting of a rubber shoe form 24 having narrow flanges 26 and 28 adapted to fit over the heel and sole edges of the shoe.

Although I have shown and described; specific embodiments of my invention, I am fully aware that other embodiments are possible. My invention, therefore, is not to be restricted except insofar as is necessitated by the prior art and by the spirit of the following claim.

I claim:

A device for use in renovating shoes comprising a band of elastic material adapted to pass around and fully cover the heel, instep and sole edges of a shoe, 2. hook on the front of said band adapted to engage over the front of the shoe sole, hooks on opposite sides of said band adapted to engage the instep edges of the shoe, .a transverse tape of elastic material extending between said last mentioned hooks for drawing said band upon the instep edges, and a grasping member extending out from the rear of said band for drawing the band around the heel of the shoe.

ERNEST BRICKNER. 

